PM to chair UNSC High-Level Open Debate on “Enhancing Maritime Security”

09 Aug PM to chair UNSC High-Level Open Debate on “Enhancing Maritime Security”

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Prime Minister Modi will chair the High-level Open Debate on ‘Enhancing Maritime Security – A Case for International Cooperation’ on 9th August. Via video conferencing.
The meeting is expected to be attended by several Heads of State & Government of member states of the United Nations Security Council group, and high level briefers from the UN System and key Regional Organizations.
The Open Debate will focus on ways to effectively counter maritime crime and insecurity and it will strengthen coordination in the maritime domain.

The UN Security Council has discussed and passed resolutions on different aspects of maritime security and maritime crime.
However, this will be the very first time that maritime security will be discussed in a holistic manner as an exclusive agenda issue in such a high-level open debate.
Given that no country is capable of addressing the diverse aspects of maritime security, it is important to consider this subject in a holistic manner in the United Nations Security Council.
A comprehensive approach to Maritime Security is to protect and support legitimate maritime activities while countering traditional and non-traditional threats in the maritime domain.

The Oceans have played an important part in India’s history right from the time of the Indus Valley Civilization.
Based on our civilizational ethos that sees the seas as an enabler and facilitator of shared peace and prosperity, Prime Minister Modi put forward the vision of SAGAR – an acronym for ‘Security and Growth for all in the Region’ in 2015.
This vision focuses on cooperative measures for sustainable use of the oceans and provides a framework for a safe, secure, and stable maritime domain in the region.
In 2019, at the East Asia Summit group, this initiative was further elaborated through the Indo-Pacific Oceans’ Initiative (IPOI) with a focus on seven pillars of maritime security including Maritime Ecology; Maritime Resources; Capacity Building and Resource Sharing; Disaster Risk Reduction and Management; Science, Technology and Academic Cooperation; and Trade Connectivity and Maritime Transport.